ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Kaki King - Guitarist
Kaki King combines jaw-dropping guitar work with dreamy, searching songwriting.

Why you should listen

Kaki King's percussive technique (guitar geeks compare it to Preston Reed's; everyone else compares it to Eddie Van Halen's) drives her songs forward, while layers of overdubs and her own soft vocals create a shimmering cloud of sound.

King's work on the soundtrack for 2007's Into the Wild was nominated for a Golden Globe, along with contributors Michael Brook and Eddie Vedder. Her groundbreaking multimedia work The Neck Is a Bridge to the Body uses projection mapping to present the guitar as an ontological tabula rasa in a creation myth unlike any other.

More profile about the speaker
Kaki King | Speaker | TED.com
TEDWomen 2015

Kaki King: A musical escape into a world of light and color

Kaki King: Um escape musical a um mundo de luz e cor

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Com um gênero próprio, Kaki King pode ser a próxima deusa da guitarra. Ela une a tradição de trabalhar utilizando as próprias mãos com a tecnologia digital, projetando imagens em sua guitarra, no seu inovador trabalho multimídia "The Neck Is a Bridge to the Body". Usando o braço da guitarra como um teclado, ela toca uma complexa melodia enquanto leva o público a uma viagem de luz e som. Ela descreve a guitarra como um "pincel de arte".
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Translated by Erik Lima
Reviewed by Fernando Gonçalves

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Kaki King - Guitarist
Kaki King combines jaw-dropping guitar work with dreamy, searching songwriting.

Why you should listen

Kaki King's percussive technique (guitar geeks compare it to Preston Reed's; everyone else compares it to Eddie Van Halen's) drives her songs forward, while layers of overdubs and her own soft vocals create a shimmering cloud of sound.

King's work on the soundtrack for 2007's Into the Wild was nominated for a Golden Globe, along with contributors Michael Brook and Eddie Vedder. Her groundbreaking multimedia work The Neck Is a Bridge to the Body uses projection mapping to present the guitar as an ontological tabula rasa in a creation myth unlike any other.

More profile about the speaker
Kaki King | Speaker | TED.com

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